Dr. Jeremy Stein

Professor

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Biography

Jeremy Stein is the Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2000. He teaches courses in finance at both the undergraduate and PhD levels. Prior to joining Harvard, Stein spent ten years on the finance faculty at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was the J.C. Penney Professor of Management. He also served as an assistant professor of finance at Harvard Business School from 1987 to 1990. Stein’s research focuses on behavioral finance, stock-market efficiency, corporate investment financing decisions, risk management, capital allocation in firms, banking, financial regulation, and monetary policy. He has been a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2008, he served as president of the American Finance Association. His contributions to economics include editorial roles in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Journal of Economic Perspectives, as well as advising in the Obama Administration as a senior advisor to the Treasury Secretary on the National Economic Council.

Research Interests

Experience

Moise Y. Safra Professor

— Present

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Teaches courses in finance for undergraduate and PhD programs.

J.C. Penney Professor of Management

— Present

MIT Sloan School of Management • Cambridge, MA

Worked on the finance faculty for ten years.

Assistant Professor of Finance

— Present

Harvard Business School • Cambridge, MA

Instructed in finance.

Senior Advisor

— Present

Obama Administration • Washington, D.C.

Advised the Treasury Secretary on the National Economic Council.

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).